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G | Chiese e Palazzi

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you meet?

Passing through the Porta Montanara, visitors re-enter the fabric of the old town, with its stratification of architectural eras spanning 2000 years and the chance to meet the proud resident Spellani who would never leave their home. These people embody the historical memory of life within these walls thanks to their traditions, rituals, brotherhood and sharing of all those moments, both sad and happy, that make up the life of a community. ThisSection is entirely downhill, and the sights, in addition to the churches and palaces, include the last two Roman gates, the ruins of the Arco di Augusto and the San Sisto Gate.

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39 | S. Maria di Vallegloria

Built in 1320 (the bell tower dates from1560). Inside, it houses an 18th-century wooden choir and a fresco by Cesare Sermei of the Stigmata of Saint Francis, painted in 1627.

41 | Arco di Augusto (Resti)

This was one of the six town gates from Roman times. It probably had two arches. Only the left-hand pier remains.

43 | Chiesa di San Lorenzo

It was built in 1120 and its façade enlarged in1540. Inside is an interesting carved wooden choir (1533) and wooden canopy (1631). The altar is from the 12th century.

44 | Palazzo Urbani-Acuti

Built in the 16th century, its inner courtyard houses an artistic well. The wooden loggia is visible from Piazzetta della Loggia.

45 | Palazzo Comunale

Built in 1270, in Romanesque-Gothic style, and extended in the 1500s. The fountain dates from 1551. Inside, it features the Rescript of Constantine (334-337 AD), the Zuccari Room (with a 17th-century bookcase painted in the Venetian style),and, on the second floor, the Emilio Greco Museum.

48 | S. Maria Maggiore

Built in the 12th century, its doorway is the work of the sculptors Binello and Rodolfo (early 12th century). The bell tower dates from 1525 and the façade from 1644. Inside, noteworthy elements include the Baglioni Chapel, known as the Capella Bella, frescoed by Pinturicchio, and a Roman funerary altar from the 1st century AD. The Ciborium, in Caciolfa limestone, from 1512, is by Rocco da Vicenza.